Writing Style
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1. Contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

2. Literal or factual description-who - what - when - where; straight foward facts

3. A group of words that does not contain a subject and a verb - e.g. into the woods

4. A less formal use of language; language spoke by most educated people

5. Contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

6. Makes sense only when the end of the sentence is reached

7. The pattern that an author uses to arrange and present ideas - also called structure or form

8. A sentence that is shorter than 5 words in length

9. A question that expects no answer. it is used to draw attention to a point and is generally stronger than a direct statement.

10. A sentence that is approximately 5 words in length

11. Involves constructing a sentence so the subject comes before the predicate

12. A group of words containing a subject and a verb - e.g. the king is sick

13. Two independent clauses joined by a coordinate conjunction or by a semicolon

14. Informal - casual language; in a conversational manner and including slang expressions

15. Words which can be perceived by the five senses - e.g. hug - kiss - touch - smile

16. A clause that does not express a complete idea and cannot stand alone as a sentence - e.g. although the king is sick

17. Use of vocabulary considered inconsistent with the preferred wording common among the educated in a culture

18. Dignified - impersonal and elevated use of language

19. Makes a statement

20. The literal - dictionary definition of a word

21. A sentence that is approximately 18 words in length

22. Attitude of the narrator or author toward the subject - self - other characters - the reader - etc.

23. Asks a question

24. Vocabulary used by a definable groups of people from a particular geographic region - economic group - or social class

25. Sentence structure of a piece of writing